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Sep 18, 20152 min read

Writing 101 Assignment – Virtual Coffee Date

The Writing 101 Assignment is found here: https://writing101september2015.wordpress.com/daily-tasks/ and it challenged us to write out...

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Sep 15, 20152 min read

Why Do We Procrastinate?

I saw a great article on procrastination here: http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html and it was all pretty...

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WriterLife Wednesday – Formatting and Publishing

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Sep 9, 20152 min read

WriterLife Wednesday – Formatting and Publishing

Since I’m nose deep in the publishing part of stuff right now, thought I’d slap up some of the links I’ve found particularly helpful....

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WritersLife Wednesday – Things to do Before you Publish

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Sep 2, 20152 min read

WritersLife Wednesday – Things to do Before you Publish

There’s a lot of things you know have to be done before a story or novel can be put out there. Obviously it has to be written, edited,...

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Aug 22, 20151 min read

Indie Author Publishing Logo

When you’re going Indie it’s a good idea to have a publishing company under your name (as a dba or an LLC). It’s still you, but it’s...

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Trademark Searching for the Small Business Owner

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Aug 18, 20154 min read

Trademark Searching for the Small Business Owner

(Usual upfront disclaimer, yes I am a lawyer, no I am not your lawyer. All of this is extremely generalized and simplified legal...

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Aug 14, 20152 min read

The Business of Writing Checklist

I’m launching my publishing house and putting out my finished short stories soon and there’s just a ton to do! There’s things you never...

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Aug 3, 20151 min read

E-Book Pricing – A Survey

As I’ve said on here before (shouted from the rooftops, whatever) I am finally publishing. I’m putting a few of my shorts out on the...

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Flashback Friday – Why We Pound on the Publishing Door

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Jul 31, 20155 min read

Flashback Friday – Why We Pound on the Publishing Door

This is a re-post of one of my best (in my humble opinion) posts on writing so far. It was a guest post on one of my favorite writing...

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Coming Up With Urban Fantasy Cover Model Poses

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Jul 12, 20152 min read

Coming Up With Urban Fantasy Cover Model Poses

Only edited pic so far, so it gets top billing. And I like it cuz I’m pretty 🙂 My boy, Oleg Volk, is a photographer, creative director...

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WritersLife Wednesday – I am Doing a ‘Testing the Waters’ Publishing!

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Jul 1, 20152 min read

WritersLife Wednesday – I am Doing a ‘Testing the Waters’ Publishing!

I’m doing something a little different today. This post isn’t on the craft of writing, it’s on the publishing side of things. More...

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Liberty Con Indie Marketing Panels Summary (And My 200th Post!)

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Jul 1, 20153 min read

Liberty Con Indie Marketing Panels Summary (And My 200th Post!)

(Peter Grant, (his blog) Cedar Sanderson (her blog) and Sarah Hoyt (and her blog) on one of the panels. Photo by Oleg Volk) I went to my...

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Jun 19, 20151 min read

Links on Writing

Alright guys, today I’m not gonna talk. I know you love my ramblings (what, only I love my ramblings? 🙂 but today I’m just gonna link....

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Excerpt of Story I Submitted to Clarkesworld

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May 4, 20153 min read

Excerpt of Story I Submitted to Clarkesworld

Today I sent Evie Jones and the Good Luck Fundraiser to Clarkesworld Magazine! Now, the odds are obviously against me, I’m looking at a...

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Excerpt From One In Infinity, Story I Just Sent Into Tor Magazine

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May 2, 20154 min read

Excerpt From One In Infinity, Story I Just Sent Into Tor Magazine

Here’s an excerpt of my short story One In Infinity. I just sent it into a magazine. Fingers crossed 🙂 In it, Rose is telling the...

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Why We Pound On The Publishing Door, Begging The Gatekeepers To Let Us In

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May 1, 20154 min read

Why We Pound On The Publishing Door, Begging The Gatekeepers To Let Us In

Why do fiction magazines reject so many of the stories they receive? Same answer as the one promised in the title and I’m going to...

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Publishing – List of Professional Markets that Publish Fantasy/Sci Fi Short Stories

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Apr 30, 20152 min read

Publishing – List of Professional Markets that Publish Fantasy/Sci Fi Short Stories

I’ve done a ton of research to figure out what publishers to send my stories to. I’m all about that urban fantasy (sometimes with a...

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Writers Life Wednesday – Building An Author Platform

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Apr 29, 20157 min read

Writers Life Wednesday – Building An Author Platform

All of us wannabes want to know how to make it as an author. We want to know how to make ourselves do the work when we’re not motivated...

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Apr 27, 20153 min read

Waiting is the Hardest Part, Rejections are a Close Second – Story Submissions

I’ve been sending stories into magazines and contests again (after not even trying for about 4 years because I wasn’t doing anything with...

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